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Number of utility patents issued in the United States FY 1997-FY 2017

Number of utility patents issued in the United States from FY 1997 to FY 2017

The data depicts the number of utility patents issued in the U.S. from FY 1997 to FY 2017. In FY 2017, a total number of 315,367 utility patents were granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

2017 315367
2016 304568
2015 295460
2014 303930
2013 265979
2012 246464
2011 221350
2010 207915
2009 165213
2008 154699
2007 160306
2006 162509
2005 151077
2004 169295
2003 171493
2002 160839
2001 159571
2000 164486
1999 142852
1998 139297
1997 111977